Phil Short Acoustic

Description

Phil Short is a fantastic singer/guitarist, playing a wonderful, eclectic mix of stripped-back, acoustic songs, perfect for any occasion.
Based in South London, UK, Phil has performed all over the UK and abroad, at prestigious venues such as London Hilton Park Lane, Leeds Castle, Brands Hatch, Castle Howard and The National Indoor Arena, and for many well-known clients such as Virgin Atlantic, John Lewis, Heineken and NATO.
As well as being the lead singer/guitarist with a top UK function band, and performing on national tours in a number of theatre shows, Phil is also a singer/songwri ... ter and music producer.
With "Phil Short Acoustic", Phil brings a wonderful, eclectic mix of stripped-back acoustic rock and pop songs, perfect for any occasion, from toe-tapping background music to full-on, foot-stomping singalongs!
Featuring songs by: The Beatles, Ed Sheeran, George Michael, Bryan Adams, Oasis, Elton John, George Ezra, The Eagles, The Kinks, Green Day, The Black Keys, The Killers...plus many more...!
Phil is available as a solo act, or in a duo. He is also available with a full band. Read More

Set-List

Here's a flavour of the songs a typical set would contain, listed alphabetically. If there's specific songs you would like, I'm always happy to add these in, too:
All You Need Is Love (The Beatles)
Always Remember Us This Way (A Star Is Born)
Bad Moon Rising (Creedence Clearwater Revival)
Better Together (Jack Johnson)
Bohemian Like You (Dandy Warhols)
Breakfast At Tiffany’s (Deep Blue Something)
Bright Side Of The Road (Van Morrison)
Budapest (George Ezra)
Can't Buy Me Love (The Beatles)
Counting Stars (One Republic)
Crazy Little Thing Called Love (Queen)
Dakota ( ... Stereophonics)
Dancing In The Moonlight (Toploader)
Don’t Dream It’s Over (Crowded House)
Don't Look Back In Anger (Oasis)
Don't Stop Me Now (Queen)
Easy (The Commodores)
Faith (George Michael)
Feeling Good (Nina Simone / Muse)
Free Fallin' (Tom Petty)
Get Lucky (Daft Punk)
Happy (Pharrell Williams)
Have A Nice Day (Stereophonics)
Heaven (Bryan Adams)
Here Comes The Sun (The Beatles)
Hey There Delilah (Plain White Tees)
Ho Hey (The Lumineers)
Hold Back The River (James Bay)
Hold My Girl (George Ezra)
Honky Tonk Women (The Rolling Stones)
Hotel California (Eagles)
I'm Yours (Jason Mraz)
Iris (Goo Goo Dolls)
Itchicoo Park (Small Faces)
Just The Two Of Us (Bill Withers)
Learn To Fly (Foo Fighters)
Let It Be (The Beatles)
Little Lion Man (Mumford & Sons)
Lonely Boy (The Black Keys)
Maggie May (Rod Stewart)
Moondance (Van Morrison)
Mr Brightside (The Killers)
Mystify (INXS)
Naiive (The Kooks)
Perfect (Ed Sheeran)
Place Your Hands (Reef)
Proud Mary (Creedence Clearwater Revival)
Rocket Man (Elton John)
Rule The World (Take That)
Sex On Fire (Kings Of Leon)
Shape Of You (Ed Sheeran)
She's Electric (Oasis)
She's The One (World Party / Robbie Williams)
Shotgun (George Ezra)
Shut Up And Dance (Walk The Moon)
Sit Down (James)
Sitting On The Dock Of The Bay (Otis Redding)
Stand By Me (Ben E King)
Starman (Davie Bowie)
Substitute (The Who)
Sugar (Maroon 5)
Summer Of ’69 (Bryan Adams)
Superstition (Stevie Wonder)
Sweet Child O’ Mine (Guns ‘n’ Roses)
Sweet Home Alabama (Lynyrd Skynyrd)
Take It Easy (Eagles)
Take Me Home Country Roads (John Denver)
The One I Love (REM)
Thinking Out Loud (Ed Sheeran)
Time Of Your Life (Green Day)
Valerie (The Zutons / Amy Winehouse)
Wagon Wheel (Darius Rucker)
Wake Me Up When September Ends (Green Day)
Waterloo Sunset (The Kinks)
Wherever You Will Go (The Calling)
With Or Without You (U2)
Wonderwall (Oasis)
You Can't Always Get What You Want (The Rolling Stones)
You Do Something To Me (Paul Weller)
Christmas Songs:
Fairytale Of New York (The Pogues & Kirsty MacColl)
Happy Xmas War Is Over (John & Yoko)
Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas (Bing Crosby)
It’s The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year (Andy Williams)
I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday (Wizzard)
Jingle Bells (Michael Buble / Traditional)
Jingle Bell Rock (Bobby Helms)
Last Christmas (Wham)
Let It Snow (Dean Martin)
Little Saint Nick (The Beach Boys)
Merry Christmas Everybody (Slade)
Merry Christmas Everyone (Shakin’ Stevens)
Please Come Home For Christmas (Eagles)
Rockin Around The Christmas Tree (Brenda Lee)
Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer (Traditional)
Santa Claus Is Coming To Town (Bruce Springsteen / Traditional)
Sleigh Ride (The Ronettes)
Step Into Christmas (Elton John)
The Christmas Song (Nat King Cole)
The Twelve Days Of Christmas (Traditional)
We Wish You A Merry Christmas (Traditional)
White Christmas (Bing Crosby)
Winter Wonderland (Tony Bennett)
St Patrick’s Day Songs:
Bright Side Of The Road (Van Morrison)
Brown Eyed Girl (Van Morrison)
Dirty Old Town (The Pogues)
Galway Girl (The High Kings)
I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For (U2)
Molly Malone (The Dubliners)
The Black Velvet Band (The Dubliners)
The Boys Are Back In Town (Thin Lizzy)
The Fields Of Athenry (The Dubliners)
The Irish Rover (The Pogues & The Dubliners)
The Man Who Can’t Be Moved (The Script)
The Wild Rover (The Dubliners)
Whiskey In The Jar (The Irish Rovers)
With Or Without You (U2) Read More

Biography

Phil Short is a singer/guitarist from South London, UK. He has performed all over the UK and abroad, at prestigious venues such as Leeds Castle, Brands Hatch, Castle Howard and The National Indoor Arena, and for many well-known clients such as Virgin Atlantic, John Lewis, Heineken and NATO.
Phil is the lead singer/guitarist with one of the UK's leading function bands, The Headliners, and he has also performed on national tours in a number of theatre shows.
Phil is available as a solo act, or in a duo. He is also available with the function band, The Headliners.

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Suitable for

Bar / Bat Mitzvah Birthday Party (Adult) Casinos Christening Christmas Party Cocktail Party / Drinks Reception Corporate Event Dinner Party Jewish Wedding Private Party Product Launch / Promotion Trade Show / Exhibitions

Additional Information

Insured for Public Liability
All equipment PAT tested

Virtual Services Offer

Personalised Video Messages

To help raise spirits and smiles during these crazy times in which we’re living, I’ve launched a Personalised Video Messages service - which lets you request a video performance from myself, uniquely customised for a loved one!

How it works:

1. Contact me and let me know what type of video you’d like me to produce,
2. I’ll personally record the video, upload it, and send you the link within 48 hours,
3. You'll have a unique music video to share with your friend or loved one!

A video, explaining the service and some examples, is available here: https://youtu.be/7JdBcSbS3aY

Popular Video Ideas & Requests:

Here are some types of video people have requested from me in the past:

* Wedding Anniversary Gift: Bring back the memories by sending your loved one a rendition of your first dance song
* Birthday Message: I’ll record a personalised Happy Birthday song for your friend or relation
* Corona Camaraderie: Got a friend stuck on lockdown? Why not cheer them up by sending them their favourite song
* Just A Bit Of Fun!: Is there a favourite musical memory from a holiday, night out, or party with a friend or family member? Surprise and delight them with a rendition dedicated to them!

Personalised Video Messages start from just £20 each. £2.50 from every purchase goes directly to NHS Charities, who continue to do amazing work supporting frontline workers.

To order your own Personalised Video Message, simply contact me via this site, or visit https://www.phillipshort.com/personalised-video-messages/ and fill in the form on that page. I'll then contact you to finalise the details of your order.

Virtual Events

It looks like this year's party season is going to be VERY different! But that doesn't mean "No Parties!"

Lots of people are planning on making the best of things and holding online virtual parties and events. And, if you're holding a virtual event on Zoom, Teams, Skype, etc..., how about adding some live music?

"Fantastic performance by Phil in a surprise guest performance at my wife's birthday Zoom party. She absolutely loved it and there were rave reviews from all our other guests, too! Phil was set up to perform over Zoom, but he could have been in the next room, and needed no technical input from us for everything to work perfectly. I would strongly recommend him to anyone looking for a versatile and talented singer." (Virtual Event)

Whether it's full-on party tunes, more of a cosy, Christmassy concert, or a mixture of the two, please get in touch for a great value quote, to give your virtual event a real lift and add a bit of extra sparkle!

An example of the look and feel of a virtual event is here: https://youtu.be/jxQ_PYyRGqw

Fees:

Up to 30 mins £125
Up to 1 hour £150
Up to 1 hour 30 mins £200

To find out more and to book me for your virtual event, please either get in touch via this site, or by visiting https://www.phillipshort.com/virtual-events/

I hope to hear from you soon!